People really care about it. There's a constituency for it.

Constituents have been galvanized. We're starting to turn the tide.

Their ideological argument that government shouldn't do anything the private sector does makes about as much sense as saying there should be no public transportation because we have taxis. It's a community decision.

How many FEMA people were pre-positioned at the Superdome or in New Orleans?

I think the American people obviously re-elected him. That doesn't mean they agree with all of his policies relative to Iraq or all of the ways in which the Iraq war has been fought,

In some cases, this may actually make the difference. It has an impact on those people who aren't rigidly in favor of the death penalty, but who could still change their minds.